tap (one) to (do something)

To select someone to perform or undertake some specific action. Often used in passive constructions. The decorated attorney has been tapped by the president to lead the investigation. I can't believe the boss tapped me to run the new office in London!

tap someone (for something)

to select someone for some purpose or position. The committee tapped John to run for Congress. I had thought they were going to tap Sally.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

tap someone

verb

See tap someone for something

词组	tap (one) to (do something)
释义	tap (one) to (do something) tap (one) to (do something) To select someone to perform or undertake some specific action. Often used in passive constructions. The decorated attorney has been tapped by the president to lead the investigation. I can't believe the boss tapped me to run the new office in London! See also: tap Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tap someone (for something) to select someone for some purpose or position. The committee tapped John to run for Congress. I had thought they were going to tap Sally. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. tap someone verb See tap someone for something See also: someone, tap McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: tap tap (one) for (something) tap for tap someone tap someone for something tapping taps accredit accredit (one) with (something) starve of
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